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Topic Review (Newest First)

12-16-2012 03:18 AM

150EH

The nose, knows!

12-15-2012 11:47 PM

Borikuan

Smell it, if your nostrils dont fall off, its not Cyano...

12-15-2012 12:53 PM

Sluggo

It actually could be cyanobacteria, just not the type people are used to seeing. Some "algaes" can only be distinguished from one another by looking at their cell structures through a microscope.

12-14-2012 02:52 PM

jmhart

As others said, not BGA, but hair. BGA is an unmistakable blue-green film.

Not sure what your dosing method is, but that's not the problem. Too much light or too little CO2.

Up the CO2 as much as your fish will allow, and then throttle your lights via photoperiod or intensity. That hair algae will clear up in no time at all.